Forget-me-not
It is not very often that I get my personal revelation of the last year repeated verbatim from the Salt Lake Conference Center’s pulpit, but President Uchtdorf’s talk from the Relief Society broadcast...
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Learning About Happiness in the Patagonian Fjords
Doctrine and Covenants 123:17 – Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all that lies in our power and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance to see the salvation of God,...
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How to Enjoy Life
When I was a sophomore in college I received a package in the mail from my mother. When I opened it up, it had four things inside: newspaper for padding, a summer sausage, a lime, and a Post-It sized...
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Finding Meaning and Purpose in Dark Times
D&C 123:17 – Therefore, dearly beloved, let us cheerfully do all that lies in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be...
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Purpose and a Sense of Self Makes Us Happy
The scriptures are full of examples of people being cheerful because they understood their purpose. There is a beautiful story in the Book of Mormon about a group of people who are in poverty by...
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What Stands in the Way of Our Happiness?
I want to share an indirect approach—a kind of back-door strategy—to finding your secret cheerfulness. This idea comes from one of my favorite poets David Whyte. He tells a story about a time when he...
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